Sir
Allen
Stanley
Brown
CBE
Born in Brunswick North, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Stanley Brown
and Harriet May (Allen) Brown
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Hilda May (Wilke) Brown
— married
27 Jun 1936 (to 17 Dec 1997) in Queen's College, Parkville, Melbourne
Father of
Roger Brown, [private daughter (1940s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 88
in Canterbury, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Apr 2018
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Biography
Allen Brown CBE is Notable.
Sir Allen Brown CBE was a senior Australian public servant and diplomat. He was Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department between 1949 and 1958. He held the appointment of Australian Ambassador to Japan from 1965 to 1971.
Allen Brown CBE was born in Victoria, Australia
Allen Stanley Brown was born on 3 July 1911 in Brunswick North, Victoria, Australia, the son of Harriet May Brown and Robert Stanley Brown. [1][2]
After completing his formal education at Caulfield Grammar School and Wesley College, Allen entered the University of Melbourne. [2]
Allen married Hilda May Wilke on 27 June 1936 at Queen's College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Victoria. [2][3] Their children were: [2]
In 1949, Allen served as Secretary of the Department of Post-War Reconstruction. [4] During his time at the department, he was instrumental in the early years of the Snowy Mountains Scheme project. [2]
Allen was Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department between August 1949 and December 1958. [5] In the New Year Honours 1953, Allen was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) [6] and was created Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 1956, [7] both 'in recognition of his service as Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department'.
From the Prime Minister's Department, his next appointment was in the diplomatic service, he was Deputy High Commissioner for Australia in the United Kingdom. [8] In 1965, Allen was appointed Australian Ambassador to Japan. [9] While in the role he led Australia's observation team at the 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election. The observing delegation was invited by the South Vietnamese Government.[10] Allen observed polling in Huế. [11]
Allen retired from the Commonwealth Public Service in 1971. [12]
After enjoying a lengthy retirement togther, Hilda passed away in December 1997. [2] Aged 88 years, Allen passed away on 2 August 1999 in Canterbury, Victoria. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Allen Stanley Brown's birth record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 17629; Reg. year: 1911. Retrieved 14 April 2018 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 John Farquharson, 'Brown, Sir Allen Stanley (1911–1999)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brown-sir-allen-stanley-1559/text1622, accessed 14 April 2018 by Clare Spring.
- ↑ Marriage record at Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria: Reg. No: 8023; Reg. year: 1936. Retrieved 14 April 2018 by Clare Spring from https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj.
- ↑ Information about the Department of Post-War Reconstruction (CA 49) obtained from the National Archives of Australia website by Clare Spring in December 2013.
- ↑ Information about the Prime Minister's Department (CA 12) obtained from the National Archives of Australia website by Clare Spring in March 2014.
- ↑ Australian Honours: CBE; accessed 31 Mar 2024
- ↑ Australian Honours: Knight Bachelor; accessed 31 Mar 2024
- ↑ "London post for Sir Allen Brown". 14 August 1958. The Canberra Times, p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136305589.
- ↑ "New envoy to Japan named". 4 February 1965. The Canberra Times, p. 1. Retrieved 14 April 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105826967.
- ↑ "Poll observers named". The Canberra Times, p. 1. Retrieved 14 April 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106973689.
- ↑ "Observers impressed by poll facilities". 4 September 1967. The Canberra Times, p. 1. Retrieved 14 April 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106975124.
- ↑ William McMahon. 26 September 1971. "Retirement of Sir Allen Brown" (Press release). Archived 23 March 2014 at https://web.archive.org/web/20140323025907/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=2473.
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I think I have merged the two files for my father. Hope it works. Helen Brown
Thank you for the reminder about the merger. there are 2 reasons why I have not yet done the merger - one is because of the lock down I have spent most of the time in the country with no computer/internet access. The other reason is I don't know how to do this!!!! The group where I go to get help with my research, has, of course also been in lock down. There is a chance I will be able to go again soon to see if maybe I can help with getting the records merged. Do you have any other ideas about how we may do this? Helen Brown
Please check your mergers - there's an outstanding one for Brown-87502 that was proposed a while ago.
Thanks! Clare